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UK Sullivan Review Calls for Clear Distinction Between Sex and Gender in Public Records

The government-commissioned report highlights risks from conflating biological sex and gender identity, with recommendations for reform in health, policing, and statistics.

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Professor Alice Sullivan led the report on the impact of erasing biological sex from data collection
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Overview

  • The Sullivan Review identifies widespread data inaccuracies caused by conflating biological sex and gender identity across UK public services.
  • The report warns that the NHS's failure to record biological sex has led to missed health screenings, potentially endangering transgender patients.
  • Recommendations include halting the issuance of new NHS numbers for transgender individuals and distinguishing sex from gender identity in data collection.
  • Police forces are urged to stop allowing changes to sex markers in crime records, citing inaccuracies in crime data, including cases of misclassified offenders.
  • The government has not yet confirmed whether it will implement the report's recommendations, leaving the future of these proposed reforms uncertain.